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Article: 132nd KENTUCKY DERBY: Barbaro coasts; Jockey Prado rides colt to victory

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May 7, 2006
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Jockey Edgar Prado aboard Barbaro races across the finish line to win the 132nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

For complete Kentucky Derby results, see Page 59. *** LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- When you have walked away from the crash landing of a jumbo jet that killed 112 other people and carried the flag of the United States in front of teammates at an emotional closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, the rest of life might play out a little more 9-to-5. Not for Michael Matz.

A man apparently flying with angels, Matz drew upon the great spirits at another venue on Saturday, saddling the heaven-sent Barbaro to a smashing victory in the 132nd Kentucky Derby.

A Churchill Downs throng ...

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